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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
239 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Both Thursday and Friday, low Grassland Fire Danger is expected.
Afternoon humidity will remain above 40 percent both days, with the
exception of parts of central and north central South Dakota
reaching 30-40 percent Friday afternoon. Winds will also remain
fairly light through that time frame, generally 5-10 miles per hour
gusting up to 15 miles per hour. Wind direction will be out of the
southeast today before becoming light and variable overnight and
finally shifting to be northwesterly on Friday.

The main fire weather concern today will be chances for
thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. Scattered storms are
expected to develop over central and north central South Dakota
during the afternoon before progressing east through the evening. A
second round of storms will move into central South Dakota from the
west during the evening hours as well. Where storms develop, the
main fire weather threats will be cloud to ground lightning and
severe wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. Storms may also produce
large hail, tornadoes, and flooding due to the heavy rainfall.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-042145-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-
Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid,
Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster,
Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank,
Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller,
Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson
239 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 /139 AM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026/

...LOW FIRE DANGER...

Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses,
and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the
probability of a fast moving fire is low.  Outdoor burning under
these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety
precautions, but should be monitored.


The outlook for Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index
will reach the low category.


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